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This is Volume 2 of "The Letters of Pliny, The Younger," offering a fascinating glimpse into the life and times of a prominent Roman citizen during the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD. Pliny's letters, presented with insightful observations by John Boyle, Earl of Orrery, provide invaluable details about Roman society, politics, and daily life. The collection showcases Pliny's elegant prose and his interactions with notable figures, including the Emperor Trajan. These letters cover a range of topics, from legal matters and senatorial debates to descriptions of villas and accounts of natural disasters, such as the eruption of Vesuvius. This edition offers readers a window into the personal and public spheres of a key figure in Roman history, making it an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and anyone interested in classical literature and ancient Rome. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevan